15.9% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Macgregor · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Macgregor
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 38% of people in Macgregor provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. While many residents focus on family care, the area also has a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members. Overall community involvement is mixed, with some areas of high participation and others slightly below the state norm.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the ACT figure of 18.4%. This is still a little above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area is among the highest for unpaid childcare, with 37.5% of people providing this care, well above the ACT's 28.3%. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 12.7% providing general care and 20.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly.
12.7% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.5% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.1% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the 6.0% seen across the ACT.
5.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80089/macgregor/topic/community